Word: retro
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...goes out toall the accidents out there / Keep on makingmistakes”). Even with these trenchantcriticisms, Cadence Weapon manages todeliver a smooth, clearly-enunciated flowover powerful beats.“Afterparty Babies” is packed withunconventional mixing, playful sampling,and contagious rhythms. Fromdistinctly tinny video game sound effectsto retro synthesizers, Cadence Weaponlaces together his sounds with style.Unfortunately, a raspy, scratching turntable—which is present on nearly all thetracks of “Afterparty Babies”—starts tofeel overused after awhile.What might otherwise sound messy orscatterbrained is seamless and appealingon “Afterparty...
...appear in the video in person, and not as ink blots (“Crazy”) or as fleas perving on a leggy housewife (“Gone Daddy Gone”). Justin Timberlake shows up as well. “Run” flaunts a retro theme that other bands might handle in tacky or outdated ways. It comes complete with primitive star wipes and considerably good ideas for the upcoming 80s and 90s house dances, and then outdoes itself with the special seizure effects. The only problem is that the effects come too late to save...
...syrupyR&B crooners, and cheesy synthesizergrooves—a collage of post-gangsta postcrunkelectro experimentation. The videofor “Sensual Seduction” takes itself onlyhalf-seriously; depending on your opinion,it’s either the dumbest move in theman’s career or a hilarious retro homageto the important figures of pre-hip-hop.The 21 tracks on “Ego Trippin’” are agenerous helping of Snoop, which is botha good and bad thing. There are a numberof good songs, such as “Press Play,” onwhich DJ Quik...
...familiar light pop of Jackson’s earlier career. Jackson is in comfortable territory here; producers recede somewhat into the background and the focus shifts to the vocal melody. The goals here may not be lofty, but the execution is near perfect, and fans of the slightly retro style will be happy to know that Jackson hasn’t abandoned them. Unfortunately, “So Much Betta” brings the album back to the dance floor with samples from an otherwise perfectly good Daft Punk song, “Daftendirekt.” Like labelmate Kanye?...
...title of “retro rocker,” which Lenny Kravitz has held for years, certainly should elicit some skepticism, if only because the boundary between “retro” and simply “unoriginal” is not always clear. Fortunately, new record “It Is Time for a Love Revolution” evokes no such ambiguity. Despite his progressive album title, Kravitz proves that he is one of the most blatantly derivative, not to mention boring, artists recording today. Take, for example, lead single...